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Exploring India: Meet the foreign authors narrating tales of the ancient land

by Namrata Srivastava | Oct 23, 2022

(October 23, 2022) For centuries India has attracted scholars from across the globe. From Fa Hien to Megasthenes and Ferešte, many travellers have explored and written books about this ancient land. With its varied treasures of history, mythology, geography,...

Meet Akshay Ruparelia, the British Indian entrepreneur who became UK’s youngest millionaire

by Global Indian | Oct 20, 2021

(October 20, 2021) It was the Fall of 2017 when a 19-year-old Akshay Ruparelia was studying hard for his A Levels in the UK. The Indian-origin teen had his eyes set on a university education at Oxford, one of UK’s most prestigious institutions. However, Akshay wasn’t...

Ananya Birla: How the billionaire heiress followed her heart into music and entrepreneurship

by Global Indian | Aug 17, 2021

(August 17, 2021) Being born with a silver spoon can spell comfort and security, but the affluence can also cast a shadow on freedom and destiny. And this was something that the billionaire heiress Ananya Birla was aware of at crucial junctures of her life. This early...

Remembering the Indian-origin journalists who died covering someone else’s war

by Global Indian | Jul 23, 2021

(July 23, 2021; 6pm) Their work is often unsung. But journalists frequently go above and beyond the call of duty to bring to readers and viewers facts about events as they occur. Sometimes, they risk their lives when reporting from the frontlines of a battle or...